Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-04
State News.
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The Brewer High School gave . very pleas
ing entertainment Wednesday evening A
staboing STRAY occurred in the Bangor House
billiard room between Lewis W A. Jshuson
coiored cook on the steamer Penebscot and
Nicnoias A. Brooks cook on the barque
fidelia Both were arrested.-The citizens of
bangor have started petition to the CITY
government asking that the new shoe factory
to be operated bv Parker & Peake., be ex-
emp:ed from taxes for term of years.-The
Commercial is informed by q gentleman who
lives on one of the outer streets on the vest
side. that all the working people, who do not
I'VE IN the central portion of the city are ready
to sign petition for the electric railway and
are greatly interested to that il res through
they think that it " ould be fine thing for
Bangor and great convenience to the labor
ing people who own no carriages-The
Bangor police made several seizure; of rum
on Thursday.
Proposals for the new building of Agricul.
ture and Natural History were: c. B. Brown,
Bangor, entire work. s22. 100; Lowell & Tib-
belts, Bangor, entire work. $40. 500; J. NJ
Dove, Bangor. carpenter work, 50, $50; Wm.
n Sawyer, Bangor. mason and stone work,
sl9,495; ] & J Philbrook. entire work.
IAV'VCi. dnu DFiug lowest ol11Srs the lob
Will De contracted with them.
SAGADAHoc.
When Bath Is not discussing time it Is
greatly agitated over the FIRE department
matters.-A bias; on the line of water pipes
on Thursday afternoon, considerably dam
aged the residence of Thomas Edes.-An
order passed the city government 10 deter
mine BY vote eff The people whether or no,
Bath would make Merrymse,ing bridge free.
capt b w Morse was buried Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Marguerite X Wilson, a graduate of
the Bowdoinhsm High School, Sc, is at
present the successful teacher of the East
Bowdoinham village school.
SOMERSET.
The Pittsfield Advertiser saws: This year
the Maine Central Institute will confer the
degree of Laureate of Arts" on the ladies
who successfully complete the classical course
OF study prescribed by that institution. Three
young ladies will receive the degree this year
The trustees also intend in the near future to
add another year to the scientific course #
study, which at present is three years, and
then the degree of Laureate of Science
will be conferred on all ladies completing
that course. The last legislature granted
this school the power to confer degrees
Prof 0. Fl. Drake has been connected with
the Maine Central Institute for several wears
as principal of the Normal department and
instructor in Greek and the Sciences, and
during that time has become very popular
with students and citizens alike. We learn
that it is his intention to go to Yale Univer-
sity this fall and take post graduate course
OF two years in chemistry and geology, and
thus will resign his present position or obtain
leave of absence for two years for that pur-
pose. An effort will without doubt be made
bv the trustees to persuade him to remain, as
they fully appreciate the value of his ser
vices.
WALDO.
Lamson & Bryant expect to have their
clothing factory at Freedom in shape for
business this week. They have abandoned
the idea of using water power, and have put
in four and one half horse power engine
which will be amply sufficient for their
machines at first and add as their bust
ness may require them. The ability of the
gentlemen starting it is a sufficient guaranty
of the success of this new enterprise, which
cannot fail to be a valuable thing for this
community. 1t is hoped they NAV have oc
casion to largely increase their business in
the near future - Correspondence of Belfast
Age.
Joseph Easily, Young man who works in
the shoe factory in Belfast, met with a serious
accident there Tuesday afternoon, He was
, working at a crimplng machine and in some
way caught his right hand in it, decorating
the hand terribly The tendon of the third
finger was torn up on the hand and for
several inches on to the arm. The wounds
were attended to by physician at once, but
| 1t Is uncertain as yet whether the young man
will recover the use of the hand. Mr.. Easily
is son of Prof Easily.
A man living in a Montville school district
got into an alteration with one of the very
small boys and thought he would administer
punishment. He captured the boy and a.
about that time a brother little older
appeared on the scene in his behalf and dealt
the man blow behind the ear with his fist,
which SO enraged him that he turned on
number two to finish his job, but he was very
fleet and kept a distance ahead while number
one followed up with rocks in the rear The
boys both showed courage AID the race c4a
be better imagined than described.
WASHINGTON.
Calais people are looking for the so-much-
talked-of street railway.-The old custom
house is to be torn down-G ,me Warden
CTehCu WAS arTesteu IOT ulSOIuerly CONDUCT
while intoxicated. Washington county game
wardens do not have very desirable reputa
ton.
Esstport is very much concerned over the
discovery that The pubic library ,ntains the
works of Tom PANE aud Bob Ingersoll.-
Eastports insurance rates three times
what they used to be.
MachiaspnIt is having genuine BOOM
The new industries are bringing new antilles
into town and real estate is on the rise.
The Eastport Sentinel says: Chas. Downey
who came here last fall from Moncton, n. b.,
was arrested last Friday on complaint of his
wife for cruelty beating and kicking her
They have not lived together for month or
two. and one night last week. Downey went
to a house on the Fort where his wife was
employed as nurse, and made savage, brutal
and unprovoked attack upon her. He WAS
tried last Saturday before Justice Clark and
in default of payment of fine and securing
bsil, he was sent to Machias Jail for eight
months.
YORK.
The trial in the Bddeford election con-
spracy case will occur Thursday, June l2.-
Asa Millikeu, of Newfeld, who was injured
by being thrown from his carriage, died Tues
day night. The citizens of North Saco, are
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